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Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

FOLDING BED.

G. A. GARLAND.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. GARLAND, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN RENNISON,OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 439,348, dated October28, 1890. Application filed July 5 1890. Serial No. 357,772. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. GARLAND, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a desk attachment for anupright folding.

bed; and itconsists in the combination, with the hinged or swingingportion of the folding-bed frame, of two curved end pieces projectingoutwardly from the said portion and provided with .curved grooves intheir inner sides, and a frame or casing pivoted between the said endpieces and comprising a shelf or desk-top adapted to be used as'suchwhen the pivoted casing is in one position, and abox or receptacle undersaid top, the arrangement being such that when the casing is moved toposition to adapt it for use as a desk the box can be opened by raisingthe desk-top, and when the casing is in the position it occupies whenthe desk-top is not adapted for use the opening of the box isprevented.

The invention also consists in certain details, all of which I will nowproceed to describe.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a folding bed embodying myinvention, the bed being folded and the desk attachment being shown inposition for use as a desk. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of thebed in the condition shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a transversevertical section of the same. Fig. 4 represents a view of a portion ofFig. 3, showing the pivoted casing which includes the desk-top swungupwardly to make the desk inoperative and prevent the opening of the boxunder the same. Fig. 5 represents the construction shown in Fig. 4, thepivoted casingbeing removed.

The same letters and numerals of reference indicate the same parts inall the figures.

In the drawings, a represents the fixed portion of an upright foldingbed, and b represents the main body of the swinging portion, the latterbeing pivoted at c to the fixed portion a. and adapted to be convertedinto a bed by being swung downwardly to a horizontal position in theusual manner.

. The general construction of the bed forms no part of my invention, andmy improvement hereinafter described may be applied to any folding bedwhich comprises a fixed portion or casing and a swinging portion whichis pivotally connected to the fixed portion and is adapted to occupy avertical position when the bed is not in use and a horizontal positionwhen the bed is in use.

In carrying out my invention I attach to the swinging section 6 twocurved or segmental end pieces or brackets d d, which project outwardlyfrom the end portions of the swinging portion b, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, and are provided on their inner sides with curved grooves e. Pivotedto the end pieces or brackets d cl is a casing f, which is composed of acurved outer side 2, a flat back 3, and a top or desk 4, which is hingedat 5 to the back 3. The pivots 6 of said casing are concentric with thegrooves e in the end pieces or brackets d, and the ends of the casingare provided with studs g, which enter said grooves and are adapted tomove therein. Within the casing f is a box 7 which is covered by thedesk or top 4 and may be reached by raising said top when the casing isin the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. When the casing is in theposition last described, the top 4 is in a horizontal position, so thatit may be used as a desk, said top projecting outwardly from the frontof the folded bed, so that it can be conveniently used as a desk. Whenthe section b is to be turned downwardly to adapt the bed for use, thecasing f may be turned upwardly on its pivots 6 until the top 4 bearsagainst the bottom of the hinged portion b, as shown in Fig. 4, the top4 being thus made inaccessible, so that it cannot be turned on itshinges to uncover the box 7. The casing f may be secured in the ment tothe swinging portion of a folding bed constitutes a desk, which not onlyenhances the convenience of the folding bed, but also ornaments it whenit is folded by relieving the plainness of the portion which constitutesthe front when the bed is folded.

'5 represents a box or casing which is builtinto the swinging portion I)under the swinging casing f, said box being adapted for the reception ofbooks and other like articles. A door j is provided to close the box 11,and to prevent the books therein from dropping against the door when thesection b is in a horizontal position I provide a wire loop is, thegeneral form of which is shown clearly in Fig. 1. The ends of said loopare inserted in sockets in the ends of the box 2', the mainportion orloop extending across the front of the box near the door thereof. WVhenit is desired to insert or remove an article, the loop may be swungupwardly out of the way.

I claim- 1. In a folding bed, the swinging section Z), having theoutwardly-projecting brackets or able in the grooves in the said endpieces or brackets, the desk-top 4, hinged to said casing and forming apart thereof, and the box 7, covered by said top, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 3d day of July, A. D. 1890.

GEORGE A. GARLAND.

Witnesses:

JOSIAH B. ANLERsoN, O. F. BROWN.

